Any list of the top achievements in science and energy is a list that glows with promise and hope. 2008 is no different. The year provided the Good News Network with many stories, from the health-related, to transportation and energy-related, that struck us with awe and inspiration. Here are ten of the best:
When doctors failed to diagnose a young man and his mystery illness, he spent years studying medicine until he finally invented a surgery to save himself.
A man, angry at a driver who crashed into him, ended up asking him on a European hike after he learned that the driver had suffered a seizure at the wheel
While Americans break records for generosity in their text messages for Haiti, we can draw inspiration today from another milestone in giving a quarter century ago. On this day in 1985, the biggest stars in American music gathered in one studio to record the song, We Are the World, and their efforts, on behalf of African famine relief, became the fastest-selling American pop single in history.
"Seeing the glass as half-full" rather than half-empty is supposed to be indicative of someone's optimism – but what about their personality?
The basic lessons of biology teach us exactly why we are all connected with each other—and why that's important.
A 41-year-old millionaire businessman who nearly died in a car crash eight years ago is leaving behind his exquisite 16th-century farmhouse and lavish lifestyle in London to move to a mud hut in Uganda and start a children's charity.
For every good deed that you do for someone else, I think it is important to shout it from the rooftops. Let’s not be afraid to highlight some contribution, to boast of some deed where you made a difference.
Need tips on how to spend your time in self-isolation? Here are 16 productive and positive things to do from home while you're in quarantine.
A new survey uncovers the positive aspects about aging—and almost half of adults over 50 say their self-confidence and fulfillment has increased with age.
Spoiler alert: it is possible for spiritually-minded individuals to follow current events without feeling discouraged or depressed.
Do you have a serious food allergy and want to know if there's any culprits in your cookie? Now there's an app for that. It will take you 20 minutes to get the answer using a new application developed by UCLA researchers for your smartphone.
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